PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Italy
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Naples
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Rome
1
Spain
1
Tarazona
3
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
8
Format
oblong
5
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
4
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
2
6
3
7
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
6
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Locations name: Flanders
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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